try command-shift delete. I know this seems somewhat counter intuitive but it may work. you can also try a copy and move item to here which is command-option-v. once the item has been transferred to the mac, it should be easily deleetable. On Oct 13, 2013, at 8:51 AM, John Harden <jharden01@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I copied my NLS books folder to my Seagate external USB drive. Now that I have read one of the books I want to delete it from the Seagate drive. I found it and pressed command delete and got a message saying preparing filename for deletion. After about an hour and no progress I aborted the deletion with quite a bit of trouble doing so. Because I had so much trouble with it I don't want to go back and try it again until hearing from someone on this list. Is there something I should do other than just find the book and press command delete? Any help will be appreciated. John Harden Quality Brailler Repair LLC For professional Perkins Braille Writer repair. 386-238-5871 jharden01@xxxxxxxxxx 145 N. Halifax Ave. #605 Daytona Beach, FL 32118 John Harden Quality Brailler Repair LLC For professional Perkins Braille Writer repair. 386-238-5871 jharden01@xxxxxxxxxx 145 N. Halifax Ave. #605 Daytona Beach, FL 32118 -- Jonnie Appleseed With His Hands-On Technolog(eye)s touching the internet Reducing Technology's disabilities One Byte At a time